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BACKGROUND: Although CT perfusion (CTP) is often incorporated in acute stroke workflows, it remains largely unclear what the associated costs and health implications are in the long run of CTP-based patient selection for endovascular treatment (EVT) in patients presenting within 6 hours after symptom onset with a large vessel occlusion. METHODS: Patients with a large vessel occlusion were included from a Dutch nationwide cohort (n=703) if CTP imaging was performed before EVT within 6 hours after stroke onset. Simulated cost and health effects during 5 and 10 years follow-up were compared between CTP based patient selection for EVT and providing EVT to all patients. Outcome measures were the net monetary benefit at a willingness-to-pay of 80 000 per quality-adjusted life year, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio), difference in costs from a healthcare payer perspective (ΔCosts) and quality-adjusted life years (ΔQALY) per 1000 patients for 1000 model iterations as outcomes. RESULTS: Compared with treating all patients, CTP-based selection for EVT at the optimised ischaemic core volume (ICV≥110 mL) or core-penumbra mismatch ratio (MMR≤1.4) thresholds resulted in losses of health (median ΔQALYs for ICV≥110 mL: -3.3 (IQR: -5.9 to -1.1), for MMR≤1.4: 0.0 (IQR: -1.3 to 0.0)) with median ΔCosts for ICV≥110 mL of -348 966 (IQR: -712 406 to -51 158) and for MMR≤1.4 of 266 513 (IQR: 229 403 to 380 110)) per 1000 patients. Sensitivity analyses did not yield any scenarios for CTP-based selection of patients for EVT that were cost-effective for improving health, including patients aged ≥80 years CONCLUSION: In EVT-eligible patients presenting within 6 hours after symptom onset, excluding patients based on CTP parameters was not cost-effective and could potentially harm patients.
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Análise Custo-Benefício , Procedimentos Endovasculares , Anos de Vida Ajustados por Qualidade de Vida , Acidente Vascular Cerebral , Trombectomia , Humanos , Masculino , Trombectomia/economia , Trombectomia/métodos , Procedimentos Endovasculares/economia , Procedimentos Endovasculares/métodos , Feminino , Idoso , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/economia , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/diagnóstico por imagem , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/cirurgia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/economia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Seleção de Pacientes , Países Baixos , Imagem de Perfusão , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Modelos Econômicos , AVC Isquêmico/diagnóstico por imagem , AVC Isquêmico/cirurgia , AVC Isquêmico/economiaRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to evaluate the real-world variation in CT perfusion (CTP) imaging protocols among stroke centers and to explore the potential for standardizing vendor software to harmonize CTP images. METHODS: Stroke centers participating in a nationwide multicenter healthcare evaluation were requested to share their CTP scan and processing protocol. The impact of these protocols on CTP imaging was assessed by analyzing data from an anthropomorphic phantom with center-specific vendor software with default settings from one of three vendors (A-C): IntelliSpace Portal, syngoVIA, and Vitrea. Additionally, standardized infarct maps were obtained using a logistic model. RESULTS: Eighteen scan protocols were studied, all varying in acquisition settings. Of these protocols, seven, eight, and three were analyzed with center-specific vendor software A, B, and C respectively. The perfusion maps were visually dissimilar between the vendor software but were relatively unaffected by the acquisition settings. The median error [interquartile range] of the infarct core volumes (mL) estimated by the vendor software was - 2.5 [6.5] (A)/ - 18.2 [1.2] (B)/ - 8.0 [1.4] (C) when compared to the ground truth of the phantom (where a positive error indicates overestimation). Taken together, the median error [interquartile range] of the infarct core volumes (mL) was - 8.2 [14.6] before standardization and - 3.1 [2.5] after standardization. CONCLUSIONS: CTP imaging protocols varied substantially across different stroke centers, with the perfusion software being the primary source of differences in CTP images. Standardizing the estimation of ischemic regions harmonized these CTP images to a degree. CLINICAL RELEVANCE STATEMENT: The center that a stroke patient is admitted to can influence the patient's diagnosis extensively. Standardizing vendor software for CT perfusion imaging can improve the consistency and accuracy of results, enabling a more reliable diagnosis and treatment decision. KEY POINTS: ⢠CT perfusion imaging is widely used for stroke evaluation, but variation in the acquisition and processing protocols between centers could cause varying patient diagnoses. ⢠Variation in CT perfusion imaging mainly arises from differences in vendor software rather than acquisition settings, but these differences can be reconciled by standardizing the estimation of ischemic regions. ⢠Standardizing the estimation of ischemic regions can improve CT perfusion imaging for stroke evaluation by facilitating reliable evaluations independent of the admission center.
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Isquemia Encefálica , Acidente Vascular Cerebral , Humanos , Isquemia Encefálica/terapia , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/diagnóstico , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Imagem de Perfusão/métodos , Infarto , PerfusãoRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: CT perfusion (CTP) has been suggested to increase the rate of large vessel occlusion (LVO) detection in patients suspected of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) if used in addition to a standard diagnostic imaging regime of CT angiography (CTA) and non-contrast CT (NCCT). The aim of this study was to estimate the costs and health effects of additional CTP for endovascular treatment (EVT)-eligible occlusion detection using model-based analyses. METHODS: In this Dutch, nationwide retrospective cohort study with model-based health economic evaluation, data from 701 EVT-treated patients with available CTP results were included (January 2018-March 2022; trialregister.nl:NL7974). We compared a cohort undergoing NCCT, CTA, and CTP (NCCT + CTA + CTP) with a generated counterfactual where NCCT and CTA (NCCT + CTA) was used for LVO detection. The NCCT + CTA strategy was simulated using diagnostic accuracy values and EVT effects from the literature. A Markov model was used to simulate 10-year follow-up. We adopted a healthcare payer perspective for costs in euros and health gains in quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). The primary outcome was the net monetary benefit (NMB) at a willingness to pay of 80,000; secondary outcomes were the difference between LVO detection strategies in QALYs (ΔQALY) and costs (ΔCosts) per LVO patient. RESULTS: We included 701 patients (median age: 72, IQR: [62-81]) years). Per LVO patient, CTP-based occlusion detection resulted in cost savings (ΔCosts median: - 2671, IQR: [ - 4721; - 731]), a health gain (ΔQALY median: 0.073, IQR: [0.044; 0.104]), and a positive NMB (median: 8436, IQR: [5565; 11,876]) per LVO patient. CONCLUSION: CTP-based screening of suspected stroke patients for an endovascular treatment eligible large vessel occlusion was cost-effective. CLINICAL RELEVANCE STATEMENT: Although CTP-based patient selection for endovascular treatment has been recently suggested to result in worse patient outcomes after ischemic stroke, an alternative CTP-based screening for endovascular treatable occlusions is cost-effective. KEY POINTS: ⢠Using CT perfusion to detect an endovascular treatment-eligible occlusions resulted in a health gain and cost savings during 10 years of follow-up. ⢠Depending on the screening costs related to the number of patients needed to image with CT perfusion, cost savings could be considerable (median: - 3857, IQR: [ - 5907; - 1916] per patient). ⢠As the gain in quality adjusted life years was most affected by the sensitivity of CT perfusion-based occlusion detection, additional studies for the diagnostic accuracy of CT perfusion for occlusion detection are required.
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Isquemia Encefálica , AVC Isquêmico , Acidente Vascular Cerebral , Humanos , Idoso , AVC Isquêmico/diagnóstico por imagem , AVC Isquêmico/terapia , Análise Custo-Benefício , Estudos Retrospectivos , Angiografia por Tomografia Computadorizada/métodos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Perfusão , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/diagnóstico por imagem , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/terapia , Isquemia Encefálica/terapia , Isquemia Encefálica/tratamento farmacológico , TrombectomiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: A larger thrombus in patients with acute ischemic stroke might result in more complex endovascular treatment procedures, resulting in poorer patient outcomes. Current evidence on thrombus volume and length related to procedural and functional outcomes remains contradicting. This study aimed to assess the prognostic value of thrombus volume and thrombus length and whether this relationship differs between first-line stent retrievers and aspiration devices for endovascular treatment. METHODS: In this multicenter retrospective cohort study, 670 of 3279 patients from the MR CLEAN Registry (Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Netherlands) for endovascularly treated large vessel occlusions were included. Thrombus volume (0.1 mL) and length (0.1 mm) based on manual segmentations and measurements were related to reperfusion grade (expanded Treatment in Cerebral Infarction score) after endovascular treatment, the number of retrieval attempts, symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage, and a shift for functional outcome at 90 days measured with the reverted ordinal modified Rankin Scale (odds ratio >1 implies a favorable outcome). Univariable and multivariable linear and logistic regression were used to report common odds ratios (cORs)/adjusted cOR and regression coefficients (B/aB) with 95% CIs. Furthermore, a multiplicative interaction term was used to analyze the relationship between first-line device choice, stent retrievers versus aspiration device, thrombus volume, and outcomes. RESULTS: Thrombus volume was associated with functional outcome (adjusted cOR, 0.83 [95% CI, 0.71-0.97]) and number of retrieval attempts (aB, 0.16 [95% CI, 0.16-0.28]) but not with the other outcome measures. Thrombus length was only associated with functional independence (adjusted cOR, 0.45 [95% CI, 0.24-0.85]). Patients with more voluminous thrombi had worse functional outcomes if endovascular treatment was based on first-line stent retrievers (interaction cOR, 0.67 [95% CI, 0.50-0.89]; P=0.005; adjusted cOR, 0.74 [95% CI, 0.55-1.0]; P=0.04). CONCLUSIONS: In this study, patients with a more voluminous thrombus required more endovascular thrombus retrieval attempts and had a worse functional outcome. Patients with a lengthier thrombus were less likely to achieve functional independence at 90 days. For more voluminous thrombi, first-line stent retrieval compared with first-line aspiration might be associated with worse functional outcome.
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Isquemia Encefálica , Procedimentos Endovasculares , AVC Isquêmico , Acidente Vascular Cerebral , Trombose , Humanos , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/diagnóstico por imagem , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/cirurgia , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/complicações , Prognóstico , Trombectomia/métodos , AVC Isquêmico/complicações , Estudos Retrospectivos , Trombose/diagnóstico por imagem , Trombose/cirurgia , Trombose/complicações , Procedimentos Endovasculares/métodos , Resultado do Tratamento , Isquemia Encefálica/diagnóstico por imagem , Isquemia Encefálica/cirurgiaRESUMO
PURPOSE: Intravenous alteplase (IVT) prior to endovascular treatment (EVT) is neither superior nor noninferior to EVT alone in acute ischemic stroke patients. We aim to assess whether the effect of IVT prior to EVT differs according to CT perfusion (CTP)-based imaging parameters. METHODS: In this retrospective post hoc analysis, we included patients from the MR CLEAN-NO IV with available CTP data. CTP data were processed using syngo.via (version VB40). We performed multivariable logistic regression to obtain the effect size estimates (adjusted common odds ratio a[c]OR) on 90-day functional outcome (modified Rankin Scale [mRS]) and functional independence (mRS 0-2) for CTP parameters with two-way multiplicative interaction terms between IVT administration and the studied parameters. RESULTS: In 227 patients, median CTP-estimated core volume was 13 (IQR 5-35) mL. The treatment effect of IVT prior to EVT on outcome was not altered by CTP-estimated ischemic core volume, penumbral volume, mismatch ratio, and presence of a target mismatch profile. None of the CTP parameters was significantly associated with functional outcome after adjusting for confounders. CONCLUSION: In directly admitted patients with limited CTP-estimated ischemic core volumes who presented within 4.5 h after symptom onset, CTP parameters did not statistically significantly alter the treatment effect of IVT prior to EVT. Further studies are needed to confirm these results in patients with larger core volumes and more unfavorable baseline perfusion profiles on CTP imaging.
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Isquemia Encefálica , Procedimentos Endovasculares , AVC Isquêmico , Acidente Vascular Cerebral , Humanos , Ativador de Plasminogênio Tecidual/uso terapêutico , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/diagnóstico por imagem , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/tratamento farmacológico , AVC Isquêmico/diagnóstico por imagem , AVC Isquêmico/tratamento farmacológico , AVC Isquêmico/cirurgia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Resultado do Tratamento , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Trombectomia/métodos , Perfusão , Isquemia Encefálica/diagnóstico por imagem , Isquemia Encefálica/tratamento farmacológicoRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: To compare single parameter thresholding with multivariable probabilistic classification of ischemic stroke regions in the analysis of computed tomography perfusion (CTP) parameter maps. METHODS: Patients were included from two multicenter trials and were divided into two groups based on their modified arterial occlusive lesion grade. CTP parameter maps were generated with three methods-a commercial method (ISP), block-circulant singular value decomposition (bSVD), and non-linear regression (NLR). Follow-up non-contrast CT defined the follow-up infarct region. Conventional thresholds for individual parameter maps were established with a receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. Probabilistic classification was carried out with a logistic regression model combining the available CTP parameters into a single probability. RESULTS: A total of 225 CTP data sets were included, divided into a group of 166 patients with successful recanalization and 59 with persistent occlusion. The precision and recall of the CTP parameters were lower individually than when combined into a probability. The median difference [interquartile range] in mL between the estimated and follow-up infarct volume was 29/23/23 [52/50/52] (ISP/bSVD/NLR) for conventional thresholding and was 4/6/11 [31/25/30] (ISP/bSVD/NLR) for the probabilistic classification. CONCLUSIONS: Multivariable probability maps outperform thresholded CTP parameter maps in estimating the infarct lesion as observed on follow-up non-contrast CT. A multivariable probabilistic approach may harmonize the classification of ischemic stroke regions. KEY POINTS: ⢠Combining CTP parameters with a logistic regression model increases the precision and recall in estimating ischemic stroke regions. ⢠Volumes following from a probabilistic analysis predict follow-up infarct volumes better than volumes following from a threshold-based analysis. ⢠A multivariable probabilistic approach may harmonize the classification of ischemic stroke regions.
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Isquemia Encefálica , AVC Isquêmico , Acidente Vascular Cerebral , Humanos , Isquemia Encefálica/diagnóstico por imagem , Circulação Cerebrovascular , Infarto , Perfusão , Imagem de Perfusão/métodos , Probabilidade , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/diagnóstico por imagem , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/patologia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodosRESUMO
PURPOSE: We aimed to study the association of non-contrast CT (NCCT) thrombus density with procedural and clinical outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke who underwent endovascular treatment (EVT). Since thrombus density is associated with thrombus location, we focused on M1 occlusions only. METHODS: Patients with available thin-slice (< 2.5 mm) NCCT were included from a nationwide registry. Regression models were used to assess the relation between thrombus density (per Hounsfield unit [HU]) and the following outcomes. For reperfusion grade, adjusted common odds ratios (acOR) indicated a 1-step shift towards improved outcome per HU increase in thrombus density. For the binary outcomes of first-pass reperfusion (first-pass extended thrombolysis in cerebral infarction [eTICI] 2C-3, FPR), functional independence [90-day modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 0-2] and mortality), aORs were reported. Adjusted ß coefficients (aß) were reported for 24-h NIHSS and procedure duration in minutes. Outcome differences between first-line treatment devices (stent retriever versus aspiration) were assessed with interaction terms. RESULTS: In 566 patients with M1 occlusions, thrombus density was not associated with reperfusion (acOR 1.01, 95% CI 0.99-1.02), FPR (aOR 1.01, 95% CI 0.99-1.03), mortality (aOR 0.98, 95% CI 0.95-1.00), 24-h NIHSS (aß - 0.7%, 95% CI - 1.4-0.2), or procedure duration (aß 0.27, 95% CI - 0.05-0.58). In multivariable analysis, thrombus density was associated with functional independence (aOR 1.02, 95% CI 1.00-1.05). No interaction was found between thrombus density and first-line treatment device for any outcome. CONCLUSION: In patients with M1 occlusions, thrombus density was not clearly associated with procedural and clinical outcomes after EVT.
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Isquemia Encefálica , Procedimentos Endovasculares , AVC Isquêmico , Acidente Vascular Cerebral , Trombose , Isquemia Encefálica/diagnóstico por imagem , Isquemia Encefálica/cirurgia , Humanos , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/diagnóstico por imagem , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/cirurgia , Trombectomia/métodos , Trombose/etiologia , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
PURPOSE: Acute stroke patients presenting with a distal internal carotid artery occlusion and patent carotid terminus, allowing for collateral flow via the circle of Willis, may have a more favorable natural history. Therefore, benefit of endovascular treatment (EVT) is less evident. We performed an exploratory analysis of EVT results compared to conservative treatment in patients with 'carotid-I' occlusions. METHODS: We report on EVT-treated and non-EVT-treated patients with carotid-I occlusions from the MR CLEAN Registry, MR CLEAN trial, and our comprehensive stroke center. CT-angiography was reviewed on primary collateral patency and choroid plexus enhancement. Perfusion deficits were assessed on CT-perfusion (CTP). Clot migration was assessed by comparing clot location on baseline CTA to its location on periprocedural digital subtraction angiography. Outcomes included 90-day functional independence (mRS 0-2), successful reperfusion and mortality. RESULTS: We included 51 patients. Forty-one patients received EVT, ten patients did not. Intravenous thrombolysis was administered in 32 (78%) EVT-treated patients and 6 (60%) non-EVT-treated patients. CTP, available for 17 patients, showed hypoperfusion on cerebral blood flow maps in 13 (76%) patients. Successful reperfusion after EVT occurred in 23 (56%), and clot migration in 8 patients (20%). Functional independence was achieved in 54% (21/39) of EVT-treated and in 10% (1/10) of non-EVT-treated patients. Mortality was 26% (10/39) and 30% (3/10), respectively. Anterior choroidal artery patency and choroid plexus enhancement were positively associated with functional independence. CONCLUSION: In our population, data suggest improved outcomes after EVT in carotid-I occlusion patients and provide no arguments to withhold EVT in these patients.
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Isquemia Encefálica , Procedimentos Endovasculares , AVC Isquêmico , Acidente Vascular Cerebral , Isquemia Encefálica/diagnóstico por imagem , Isquemia Encefálica/terapia , Artéria Carótida Interna/diagnóstico por imagem , Artéria Carótida Interna/cirurgia , Humanos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/diagnóstico por imagem , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/terapia , Trombectomia , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Background and Purpose- The volume of estimated ischemic core using computed tomography perfusion (CTP) imaging can identify ischemic stroke patients who are likely to benefit from reperfusion, particularly beyond standard time windows. We assessed the accuracy of pretreatment CTP estimated ischemic core in patients with successful endovascular reperfusion. Methods- Patients from the HERMES (Highly Effective Reperfusion Evaluated in Multiple Endovascular Stroke Trials) and EXTEND-IA TNK (Tenecteplase Versus Alteplase Before Endovascular Therapy for Ischemic Stroke) databases who had pretreatment CTP, >50% angiographic reperfusion, and follow-up magnetic resonance imaging at 24 hours were included. Ischemic core volume on baseline CTP data was estimated using relative cerebral blood flow <30% (RAPID, iSchemaView). Follow-up diffusion magnetic resonance imaging was registered to CTP, and the diffusion lesion was outlined using a semiautomated algorithm. Volumetric and spatial agreement (using Dice similarity coefficient, average Hausdorff distance, and precision) was assessed, and expert visual assessment of quality was performed. Results- In 120 patients, median CTP estimated ischemic core volume was 7.8 mL (IQR, 1.8-19.9 mL), and median diffusion lesion volume at 24 hours was 30.8 mL (IQR, 14.9-67.6 mL). Median volumetric difference was 4.4 mL (IQR, 1.2-12.0 mL). Dice similarity coefficient was low (median, 0.24; IQR, 0.15-0.37). The median precision (positive predictive value) of 0.68 (IQR, 0.40-0.88) and average Hausdorff distance (median, 3.1; IQR, 1.8-5.7 mm) indicated reasonable spatial agreement for regions estimated as ischemic core at baseline. Overestimation of total ischemic core volume by CTP was uncommon. Expert visual review revealed overestimation predominantly in white matter regions. Conclusions- CTP estimated ischemic core volumes were substantially smaller than follow-up diffusion-weighted imaging lesions at 24 hours despite endovascular reperfusion within 2 hours of imaging. This may be partly because of infarct growth. Volumetric CTP core overestimation was uncommon and not related to imaging-to-reperfusion time. Core overestimation in white matter should be a focus of future efforts to improve CTP accuracy.
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Isquemia Encefálica/patologia , Infarto Cerebral/patologia , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/patologia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Idoso , Isquemia Encefálica/terapia , Infarto Cerebral/terapia , Circulação Cerebrovascular/fisiologia , Imagem de Difusão por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Imagem de Perfusão/métodos , Reperfusão , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/terapia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodosRESUMO
PURPOSE: Recently, multiple randomised controlled trials showed efficacy of endovascular treatment over traditional care in patients with acute ischemic stroke due to an intracranial anterior circulation occlusion. Internal carotid artery (ICA) dissection with a concomitant intracranial occlusion is a rare but important cause of severe acute ischemic stroke. Although this subtype of acute ischemic stroke is mostly treated with endovascular treatment, treatment outcomes are still sparsely studied. This study assesses the clinical outcome and reperfusion rates by means of a systematic review. METHODS: Electronic databases of PubMed, EMBASE and Web of Science were searched up to October 1, 2016 for articles describing endovascular treatment in patients with intracranial artery occlusion and ICA dissection. RESULTS: Sixteen studies were included in the analysis. Most studies showed favourable outcome and successful reperfusion. However, most included studies had a high risk of bias. CONCLUSION: In the reviewed studies, endovascular treatment in patients with ICA dissection and concomitant proximal intracranial occlusion was associated with favourable outcome. This could point in the direction of endovascular treatment being a beneficial treatment method for these patients. However, this review has only taken data of a limited group of patients into account. A pooled analysis of patients from recently published endovascular treatment trials and running registries is therefore recommended.
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Isquemia Encefálica/cirurgia , Dissecação da Artéria Carótida Interna/cirurgia , Procedimentos Endovasculares , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/cirurgia , Isquemia Encefálica/diagnóstico por imagem , Dissecação da Artéria Carótida Interna/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Neuroimagem , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/diagnóstico por imagem , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
(1) Background: For acute ischemic strokes caused by large vessel occlusion, manually assessed thrombus volume and perviousness have been associated with treatment outcomes. However, the manual assessment of these characteristics is time-consuming and subject to inter-observer bias. Alternatively, a recently introduced fully automated deep learning-based algorithm can be used to consistently estimate full thrombus characteristics. Here, we exploratively assess the value of these novel biomarkers in terms of their association with stroke outcomes. (2) Methods: We studied two applications of automated full thrombus characterization as follows: one in a randomized trial, MR CLEAN-NO IV (n = 314), and another in a Dutch nationwide registry, MR CLEAN Registry (n = 1839). We used an automatic pipeline to determine the thrombus volume, perviousness, density, and heterogeneity. We assessed their relationship with the functional outcome defined as the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 90 days and two technical success measures as follows: successful final reperfusion, which is defined as an eTICI score of 2b-3, and successful first-pass reperfusion (FPS). (3) Results: Higher perviousness was significantly related to a better mRS in both MR CLEAN-NO IV and the MR CLEAN Registry. A lower thrombus volume and lower heterogeneity were only significantly related to better mRS scores in the MR CLEAN Registry. Only lower thrombus heterogeneity was significantly related to technical success; it was significantly related to a higher chance of FPS in the MR CLEAN-NO IV trial (OR = 0.55, 95% CI: 0.31-0.98) and successful reperfusion in the MR CLEAN Registry (OR = 0.88, 95% CI: 0.78-0.99). (4) Conclusions: Thrombus characteristics derived from automatic entire thrombus segmentations are significantly related to stroke outcomes.
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BACKGROUND: Computed tomography perfusion (CTP)-estimated core volume is associated with functional outcomes in acute ischemic stroke. This relationship might differ among patients, depending on brain volume. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively included patients from the MR CLEAN Registry. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and intracranial volume (ICV) were automatically segmented on NCCT. We defined the proportion of the ICV and total brain volume (TBV) affected by the ischemic core as ICVcore and TBVcore. Associations between the core volume, ICVcore, TBVcore, and functional outcome are reported per interquartile range (IQR). We calculated the area under the curve (AUC) to assess diagnostic accuracy. RESULTS: In 200 patients, the median core volume was 13 (5-41) mL. Median ICV and TBV were 1377 (1283-1456) mL and 1108 (1020-1197) mL. Median ICVcore and TBVcore were 0.9 (0.4-2.8)% and 1.7 (0.5-3.6)%. Core volume (acOR per IQR 0.48 [95%CI 0.33-0.69]), ICVcore (acOR per IQR 0.50 [95%CI 0.35-0.69]), and TBVcore (acOR per IQR 0.41 95%CI 0.33-0.67]) showed a lower likelihood of achieving improved functional outcomes after 90 days. The AUC was 0.80 for the prediction of functional independence at 90 days for the CTP-estimated core volume, the ICVcore, and the TBVcore. CONCLUSION: Correcting the CTP-estimated core volume for the intracranial or total brain volume did not improve the association with functional outcomes in patients who underwent EVT.
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CT perfusion imaging is important in the imaging workup of acute ischemic stroke for evaluating affected cerebral tissue. CT perfusion analysis software produces cerebral perfusion maps from commonly noisy spatio-temporal CT perfusion data. High levels of noise can influence the results of CT perfusion analysis, necessitating software tuning. This work proposes a novel approach for CT perfusion analysis that uses physics-informed learning, an optimization framework that is robust to noise. In particular, we propose SPPINN: Spatio-temporal Perfusion Physics-Informed Neural Network and research spatio-temporal physics-informed learning. SPPINN learns implicit neural representations of contrast attenuation in CT perfusion scans using the spatio-temporal coordinates of the data and employs these representations to estimate a continuous representation of the cerebral perfusion parameters. We validate the approach on simulated data to quantify perfusion parameter estimation performance. Furthermore, we apply the method to in-house patient data and the public Ischemic Stroke Lesion Segmentation 2018 benchmark data to assess the correspondence between the perfusion maps and reference standard infarct core segmentations. Our method achieves accurate perfusion parameter estimates even with high noise levels and differentiates healthy tissue from infarcted tissue. Moreover, SPPINN perfusion maps accurately correspond with reference standard infarct core segmentations. Hence, we show that using spatio-temporal physics-informed learning for cerebral perfusion estimation is accurate, even in noisy CT perfusion data. The code for this work is available at https://github.com/lucasdevries/SPPINN.
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Isquemia Encefálica , AVC Isquêmico , Acidente Vascular Cerebral , Humanos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Perfusão , Infarto , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/diagnóstico por imagem , Isquemia Encefálica/diagnóstico por imagem , Circulação Cerebrovascular , Imagem de Perfusão/métodosRESUMO
Computed tomography perfusion (CTP) is frequently used in the triage of ischemic stroke patients for endovascular thrombectomy (EVT). We aimed to quantify the volumetric and spatial agreement of the CTP ischemic core estimated with different thresholds and follow-up MRI infarct volume on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI). Patients treated with EVT between November 2017 and September 2020 with available baseline CTP and follow-up DWI were included. Data were processed with Philips IntelliSpace Portal using four different thresholds. Follow-up infarct volume was segmented on DWI. In 55 patients, the median DWI volume was 10 mL, and median estimated CTP ischemic core volumes ranged from 10-42 mL. In patients with complete reperfusion, the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) showed moderate-good volumetric agreement (range 0.55-0.76). A poor agreement was found for all methods in patients with successful reperfusion (ICC range 0.36-0.45). Spatial agreement (median Dice) was low for all four methods (range 0.17-0.19). Severe core overestimation was most frequently (27%) seen in Method 3 and patients with carotid-T occlusion. Our study shows moderate-good volumetric agreement between ischemic core estimates for four different thresholds and subsequent infarct volume on DWI in EVT-treated patients with complete reperfusion. The spatial agreement was similar to other commercially available software packages.
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BACKGROUND: The effects of thrombus imaging characteristics on procedural and clinical outcomes after ischemic stroke are increasingly being studied. These thrombus characteristics - for eg, size, location, and density - are commonly analyzed as separate entities. However, it is known that some of these thrombus characteristics are strongly related. Multicollinearity can lead to unreliable prediction models. We aimed to determine the distribution, correlation and clustering of thrombus imaging characteristics based on a large dataset of anterior-circulation acute ischemic stroke patients. METHODS: We measured thrombus imaging characteristics in the MR CLEAN Registry dataset, which included occlusion location, distance from the intracranial carotid artery to the thrombus (DT), thrombus length, density, perviousness, and clot burden score (CBS). We assessed intercorrelations with Spearman's coefficient (ρ) and grouped thrombi based on 1) occlusion location and 2) thrombus length, density and perviousness using unsupervised clustering. RESULTS: We included 934 patients, of which 22% had an internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion, 61% M1, 16% M2, and 1% another occlusion location. All thrombus characteristics were significantly correlated. Higher CBS was strongly correlated with longer DT (ρ=0.67, p<0.01), and moderately correlated with shorter thrombus length (ρ=-0.41, p<0.01). In more proximal occlusion locations, thrombi were significantly longer, denser, and less pervious. Unsupervised clustering analysis resulted in four thrombus groups; however, the cohesion within and distinction between the groups were weak. CONCLUSIONS: Thrombus imaging characteristics are significantly intercorrelated - strong correlations should be considered in future predictive modeling studies. Clustering analysis showed there are no distinct thrombus archetypes - novel treatments should consider this thrombus variability.
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Isquemia Encefálica , Doenças das Artérias Carótidas , AVC Isquêmico , Acidente Vascular Cerebral , Trombose , Humanos , AVC Isquêmico/diagnóstico por imagem , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/diagnóstico por imagem , Resultado do Tratamento , Trombose/diagnóstico por imagem , Trombectomia/métodos , Isquemia Encefálica/diagnóstico por imagemRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Thrombus radiomics (TR) describe complex shape and textural thrombus imaging features. We aimed to study the relationship of TR extracted from non-contrast CT with procedural and functional outcome in endovascular-treated patients with acute ischemic stroke. METHODS: Thrombi were segmented on thin-slice non-contrast CT (≤1 mm) from 699 patients included in the MR CLEAN Registry. In a pilot study, we selected 51 TR with consistent values across two raters' segmentations (ICC >0.75). Random forest models using TR in addition or as a substitute to baseline clinical variables (CV) and manual thrombus measurements (MTM) were trained with 499 patients and evaluated on 200 patients for predicting successful reperfusion (extended Thrombolysis in Cerebral Ischemia (eTICI) ≥2B), first attempt reperfusion, reperfusion within three attempts, and functional independence (modified Rankin Scale (mRS) ≤2). Three texture and shape features were selected based on feature importance and related to eTICI ≥2B, number of attempts to eTICI ≥2B, and 90-day mRS with ordinal logistic regression. RESULTS: Random forest models using TR, CV or MTM had comparable predictive performance. Thrombus texture (inverse difference moment normalized) was independently associated with reperfusion (adjusted common OR (acOR) 0.85, 95% CI 0.72 to 0.99). Thrombus volume and texture were also independently associated with the number of attempts to successful reperfusion (acOR 1.36, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.88 and acOR 1.24, 95% CI 1.04 to 1.49). CONCLUSIONS: TR describing thrombus volume and texture were associated with more attempts to successful reperfusion. Compared with models using CV and MTM, TR had no added value for predicting procedural and functional outcome.
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Isquemia Encefálica , Procedimentos Endovasculares , AVC Isquêmico , Acidente Vascular Cerebral , Trombose , Humanos , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/diagnóstico por imagem , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/cirurgia , AVC Isquêmico/diagnóstico por imagem , AVC Isquêmico/cirurgia , Projetos Piloto , Resultado do Tratamento , Isquemia Encefálica/diagnóstico por imagem , Isquemia Encefálica/cirurgia , Trombose/etiologia , Trombectomia/métodos , Infarto Cerebral/etiologia , Procedimentos Endovasculares/métodosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Computed tomography perfusion (CTP) is frequently performed during the diagnostic workup of acute ischemic stroke patients. Yet, ischemic core estimates vary widely between different commercially available software packages. We assessed the volumetric and spatial agreement of the ischemic core on CTP with the follow-up infarct on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) using an automated software. METHODS: We included successfully reperfused patients who underwent endovascular treatment (EVT) with CTP and follow-up DWI between November 2017 and September 2020. CTP data were processed with a fully automated software using relative cerebral blood flow (rCBF) < 30% to estimate the ischemic core. The follow-up infarct was segmented on DWI imaging data, which were acquired at approximately 24 h. Ischemic core on CTP was compared with the follow-up infarct lesion on DWI using intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and Dice similarity coefficient (Dice). RESULTS: In 59 patients, the median estimated core volume on CTP was 16 (IQR 8-47) mL. The follow-up infarct volume on DWI was 11 (IQR 6-42) mL. ICC was 0.60 (95% CI 0.33-0.76), indicating moderate volumetric agreement. Median Dice was 0.20 (IQR 0.01-0.35). The median positive predictive value was 0.24 (IQR 0.05-0.57), and the median sensitivity was 0.3 (IQR 0.13-0.47). Severe core overestimation on computed tomography perfusion > 50 mL occurred in 4/59 (7%) of the cases. CONCLUSIONS: In patients with successful reperfusion after EVT, CTP-estimated ischemic core showed moderate volumetric and spatial agreement with the follow-up infarct lesion on DWI, similar to the most used commercially available CTP software packages. Severe ischemic core overestimation was relatively uncommon.
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Computed tomography perfusion (CTP) is widely used in the evaluation of acute ischemic stroke patients for endovascular thrombectomy (EVT). The stability of CTP core estimation is suboptimal and varies between software packages. We aimed to quantify the volumetric and spatial agreement between the CTP ischemic core and follow-up infarct for four ischemic core estimation approaches using syngo.via. METHODS: We included successfully reperfused, EVT-treated patients with baseline CTP and 24h follow-up diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) (November 2017-September 2020). Data were processed with syngo.via VB40 using four core estimation approaches based on: cerebral blood volume (CBV)<1.2mL/100mL with and without smoothing filter, relative cerebral blood flow (rCBF)<30%, and rCBF<20%. The follow-up infarct was segmented on DWI. RESULTS: In 59 patients, median estimated CTP core volumes for four core estimation approaches ranged from 12-39 mL. Median 24h follow-up DWI infarct volume was 11 mL. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) showed moderate-good volumetric agreement for all approaches (range 0.61-0.76). Median Dice was low for all approaches (range 0.16-0.21). CTP core overestimation >10mL occurred least frequent (14/59 [24%] patients) using the CBV-based core estimation approach with smoothing filter. CONCLUSIONS: In successfully reperfused patients who underwent EVT, syngo.via CTP ischemic core estimation showed moderate volumetric and spatial agreement with the follow-up infarct on DWI. In patients with complete reperfusion after EVT, the volumetric agreement was excellent. A CTP core estimation approach based on CBV<1.2 mL/100mL with smoothing filter least often overestimated the follow-up infarct volume and is therefore preferred for clinical decision making using syngo.via.
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Isquemia Encefálica , AVC Isquêmico , Acidente Vascular Cerebral , Doenças da Língua , Humanos , Isquemia Encefálica/diagnóstico por imagem , Isquemia Encefálica/patologia , Isquemia Encefálica/terapia , Circulação Cerebrovascular , Infarto , Imagem de Perfusão/métodos , Reperfusão , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/diagnóstico por imagem , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/patologia , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/terapia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodosRESUMO
Introduction: Computed tomography perfusion (CTP) is variably considered to assess eligibility for endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) in acute ischemic (AIS) stroke patients. Although CTP is recommended for patient selection in later (6-24 h) time window, it is currently not recommended in the earlier (0-6 h) time window and the costs and health effects of including CTP for EVT selection remain unknown. We aim to estimate the costs and health effects of using CTP for EVT selection in AIS patients compared to conventional selection. Patients and methods: CLEOPATRA is a healthcare evaluation study using clinical and imaging data from multiple, prospective EVT trials and registries in both the earlier and later time windows. To study the long-term health and cost effects, we will construct a ("Markov") health state transition model simulating the clinical outcome over a 5-year follow-up period for CTP-based and conventional selection for EVT. Clinical data acquired within the current study and estimates from the literature will be used as input for probabilities of events, costs, and Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) per modified Rankin Scale (mRS) subscore. Primary outcome for the cost-effectiveness analysis will be the Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio (ICER) in terms of costs per QALY gained over the simulated follow-up period. Study outcomes: Outcome measures will be reported as cumulative values over a 5-year follow-up period. Discussion: This study will provide preliminary insight into costs and health effects of including CTP in the selection for EVT for AIS patients, presenting between 0 and 24 h after time last known well. The results may be used to develop recommendations and inform further implementation projects and studies.
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Thrombus imaging characteristics are associated with treatment success and functional outcomes in stroke patients. However, assessing these characteristics based on manual annotations is labor intensive and subject to observer bias. Therefore, we aimed to create an automated pipeline for consistent and fast full thrombus segmentation. We used multi-center, multi-scanner datasets of anterior circulation stroke patients with baseline NCCT and CTA for training (n = 228) and testing (n = 100). We first found the occlusion location using StrokeViewer LVO and created a bounding box around it. Subsequently, we trained dual modality U-Net based convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to segment the thrombus inside this bounding box. We experimented with: (1) U-Net with two input channels for NCCT and CTA, and U-Nets with two encoders where (2) concatenate, (3) add, and (4) weighted-sum operators were used for feature fusion. Furthermore, we proposed a dynamic bounding box algorithm to adjust the bounding box. The dynamic bounding box algorithm reduces the missed cases but does not improve Dice. The two-encoder U-Net with a weighted-sum feature fusion shows the best performance (surface Dice 0.78, Dice 0.62, and 4% missed cases). Final segmentation results have high spatial accuracies and can therefore be used to determine thrombus characteristics and potentially benefit radiologists in clinical practice.